diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1579d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'''
+put access and secret key here. All modules should pick it up
+'''
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = ''
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = ''
diff --git a/weirdAAL.py b/weirdAAL.py
index 85270fe..abd2336 100755
--- a/weirdAAL.py
+++ b/weirdAAL.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import boto3
 import argparse
 import os
-from config import AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID, AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from modules import *
 import sys